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October 15 2002
Broadcast Industry
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SCTE's Technical Sessions at The Western Show to Highlight Key Areas of Industry Growth


OFS Announces Fiber-to-the-Home-and-Business System
Opens New Revenue Streams Utilizing Cabling Technologies And High Capacity Fibers

MGM and Premiere Sign Pay-Television Pact and Channel Agreement
Includes Launch of MGM-Branded Channel in Germany and Austria and Addition of Significant Feature Film Output Arrangement

Zarlink Semiconductor Rolls Out Third-Generation Demodulator for DTV Market
Meets stringent NorDig II specification with single surface acoustic wave filter

Toshiba Announces RF Devices for Digital TV Tuners
Consumer Electronics Components Facilitate Rapid Compliance With New FCC Ruling Requiring Digital TV Tuners in New TVs

New Motorola DCT1700 Set-Top Designed for iTV
Motorola Introduces the DCT1700 to Give Operators A New Means Of Competing Against Satellite Providers

World Theatre, Inc. Develops Anti-Piracy Digital Delivery System
Company Has Signed Majority of Major Music Companies for Rights to Music Videos for Broadcast and Digital Distribution of Album Content

Apple Reports 25 million QuickTime 6 Downloads
200,000 streaming servers also downloaded

Canopus Ships DVStorm2
New features include additional real time 3D transitions and effects, new color correction capabilities

This Year's Western Show Attracts Fourteen Industry Associations
Organizations Will Use BroadbandPlus As a Platform for a Variety of Member Activities


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FCC Declines To Approve Echostar-DirecTV Merger
Companies failed to prove transaction would serve public interest
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declined to approve the transfer of licenses from EchoStar Communications Corporation and Hughes Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation, to a new entity. The FCC said that the companies have not demonstrated that approval of the transaction will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity.

Studio Projects TB1 Tube Microphone

I’m happy to be writing about this mic. You might recall that in the recent blind mic shootout Don Boomer and I did, most of us picked the Studio Projects C1 as our favorite on three out of four voices, and also as a snare mic over seven others. Given the prestigious mics the C1 was up against, I felt a little guilty, as if we had gotten it ‘wrong.’ But in reality, all that was wrong was that I had placed too much faith on hallowed reputations and marketing hype. A mic that sounds good on your voice is just that—regardless of the cost at retail.

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TrendWatch Fast Fact: Are All Stations Producing News?
Why should you care?

In this weekly quick feature, Trendwatch founding partner Jim Whittington offers you factoids based on solid market research from the broadcast and graphics industry. This week, Jim tells you the percentages of broadcast and cable stations that produce news, weather and sports reports in-house. And, in a bonus Fast Fact, find out which areas are home to the most animation and effects establishments.

Watermarking Your Media
Cleaner protects your content

Everyday more and more companies are putting video content on their site. Often it is in the form of a QuickTime movie, or streaming media files like Windows Media or Real. Providing content to viewers in this fashion is great as it allows the visitor to get more information than they would be able to simply by reading words.

Linux-based iTV To Experience Steady Growth Through 2006, Study Says
Trace Strategies Research Report Measures Market Support and Impact

Linux is showing promising signs of becoming the platform of choice for next generation digital interactive television (ITV) client devices and services. This is according to a new research report released by Trace Strategies, Inc., North American Linux-based Digital Interactive Television Forecast and Analysis, 2002-2006: New Rules For Success.

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